[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

You're right, I am making assumptions because like all of us (with the possible exception of sureloss), I'm not privy to the inner NHL circle discussions.

However, when you look at Moulson, Vanek, Legwand, Hemsky, Schultz, Callahan, et al, Burke was the only one who "ran out of time" or whatever. Then you look at Ottawa and how they dealt with Phillips (the opposite outcome of Callahan) - it was either going to be a trade or an extension... not neither. Teams like Buffalo had numerous potential deals in the air and they got a few done (Moulson, Halak, the LA Kings deal, the Miller deal) and didn't "run out of time".

Unless something comes down the wire in the next couple hours, Burke got outfoxed by Garth Snow, McTavish and the Sabres GM (with far less experience). Embarrassing.

You do realize that Calgary can still re-sign Cammaleri. They can even trade him at the draft. Bottom line is the major players were tied up dealing with Moulson and Vanek. Even those went to the wire and the return was very underwhelming. They can still get value for Cammaleri.